The University of Ghana hereby invites applications from suitably qualified persons for the position of Director, Internal Audit Directorate to take effect from 1st August 2023.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n POSITION:<\/strong>\u00a0DIRECTOR, INTERNAL AUDIT DIRECTORATE REPORTING TO: VICE-CHANCELLOR<\/strong><\/p>\n POSITION SUMMARY<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 The Director of Internal Audit shall, under the Vice-Chancellor be responsible for the internal audit of the accounts and financial transactions of the University. DUTIES<\/strong><\/p>\n The Director of Internal Audit shall:<\/p>\n \u2022 ensure the establishment and operation of an efficient and effective financial control system; QUALIFICATIONS AND ATTRIBUTES 1<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 A good first degree, a master\u2019s degree in a relevant discipline and membership of a professional Accounting\/Auditing body with experience in public accounting and or auditing In addition, the applicant must have:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills TENURE<\/strong>\u00a0The Director shall hold office for a period of four years on terms and conditions recommended by the Appointments Board to the University Council and is eligible for re-appointment for a further term of up to four years.<\/p>\n Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Accra<\/p>\n How To Apply For The Job<\/strong><\/p>\n Applicants are required to submit the complete application pack addressed to<\/p>\n the Registrar,<\/strong> vacancies@ug.edu.gh<\/strong>\u00a0(Electronic copy only). Hard copy applications will not be accepted.<\/p>\n The application pack should be submitted as a single PDF file and should contain the following:<\/p>\n \u2022 Completed application form for Senior Level Administrative Positions (UAB Form 1C) to be downloaded from the University\u2019s website at\u00a0www.ug.edu.gh\/hrodd<\/strong> Closing Date:<\/strong> 23 December 2022<\/p>\n Further information about the University of Ghana may be found on the University website at www.ug.edu.gh.<\/p>\n Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The University of Ghana hereby invites applications from suitably qualified persons for the position of Director, Internal Audit Directorate to take effect from 1st August 2023. Job Description POSITION:\u00a0DIRECTOR, INTERNAL…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[84],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-khg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77950"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77950\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Subject to the relevant statutes, the Director of Internal Audit reports administratively to the Vice-Chancellor and functionally to the Audit Committee of the University.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 vet all proposed expenditures to ensure compliance with laid-down internal control systems and other statutory requirements;
\n\u2022 conduct periodic examination of the accounts of the University including limited financial and operational. units;
\n\u2022 monitor and ensure that all expenditures incurred have been authorised and are within budgetary provisions; (e) where required, conduct management audits and submit reports thereof;
\n\u2022 liaise with External Auditors and ensure that appropriate action is taken on reported audit findings; (g) generally, be responsible for ensuring that the University complies with the Internal Audit Agency Act 2003 (Act 658) and relevant Acts and policies of the University; and (h) discharge any other assignments that the Vice-Chancellor shall deem necessary.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 A minimum of fifteen (15) years\u2019 post qualification experience, at least five of which should have been in a senior management position, with relevant industry experience<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Considerable strategic and collegial skills that will enable him\/her to function within the Higher Education Sector;
\n\u2022 Good business sense with a deep understanding and appreciation of strategic and operational issues;
\n\u2022 High-level analytical skills and demonstrable evidence of competence and leadership.<\/p>\n
\nUniversity of Ghana<\/strong>, through<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 An up-to-date Curriculum Vitae and copies of relevant academic and\/or professional certificates.
\n\u2022 A statement of about 2,500 words (not more than five pages) indicating how one intends to use the period in office to address relevant issues that will ensure that the University achieves its mission and vision. The UG strategic plan can be downloaded at:\u00a0http:\/\/www.ug.edu.gh\/pad\/publication\/ug-strategic-plan<\/strong><\/p>\n